Yes, that is generally how I proceed as well. (I wasn't suggesting that you operated on a binary, just that some people do.)
I go to a doctor who I like relatively well; he's an older guy, trained in India, and I've generally found him respectful of people rejecting recommended treatments, at least so far. I see him every two years or so, mainly for bloodwork, which caught a vitamin deficiency for which I am now taking natural supplements. When he recommended a colonoscopy, I politely declined, and that was that. When a walk-in clinic insisted that my sinus infection was just a cold (I have had sinus infections before, and I knew what it was) and my natural treatments weren't working, he gave me antibiotics that did work. Etc. I also got a tetanus shot in the ER years ago because I didn't want to take chances with a dirty puncture wound - but I reject all other vaccines. So on and so forth.
I think it's possible to approach mainstream medicine with a "use sparingly, buyer beware" attitude.
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Date: 2024-02-17 04:05 pm (UTC)I go to a doctor who I like relatively well; he's an older guy, trained in India, and I've generally found him respectful of people rejecting recommended treatments, at least so far. I see him every two years or so, mainly for bloodwork, which caught a vitamin deficiency for which I am now taking natural supplements. When he recommended a colonoscopy, I politely declined, and that was that. When a walk-in clinic insisted that my sinus infection was just a cold (I have had sinus infections before, and I knew what it was) and my natural treatments weren't working, he gave me antibiotics that did work. Etc. I also got a tetanus shot in the ER years ago because I didn't want to take chances with a dirty puncture wound - but I reject all other vaccines. So on and so forth.
I think it's possible to approach mainstream medicine with a "use sparingly, buyer beware" attitude.